Meet the Nokia "Sirius"; a Windows RT tablet that looks like a giant Lumia

Nokia has been covered in the new multiple times when it comes to Windows tablets. While we're still yet to see a Nokia branded tablet hit the shelves around the world, a Nokia "Sirius" Windows RT tablet has now been leaked. Better still, it looks like a giant Lumia.

The 10.1-inch tablet is reported to be launching soon, according to The Verge sources familiar with Nokia plans. As well as the distinctive look, the tablet is believed to be both lighter and thinner than the current Apple iPad. Running at full HD resolution (1920x1080), you'll also be looking at a 6MP and 2MP camera set up for Skype calls, general video capture and the odd photo.

As with any Lumia product, one would expect a degree of personalisation regarding colours? The body of the product will indeed be coloured, leading us to assume the company will offer different variants (possibly utilising the same colour palette that's been used for Lumia Windows Phones). Built on Snapdragon's 800 CPU and sporting 2GB of RAM, it'll be a speedy little monster.

The Verge also notes that Nokia is aiming for a high amount of brightness with the display for outdoor use, as well as 10 hours battery life with LTE connectivity. Speaking of connections, physical ports will include microSD (extending the 32GB internal storage), Micro-HDMI and Micro-USB support. Much like Microsoft's own Surface tablets (and other Windows 8 tablets), Nokia will be shipping a keyboard accessory with the "Sirius."

So what about pricing? Its reported the tablet will be listed with a tag that's in-line with the iPad and plans reveal Nokia won't be looking to undercut initially. We'll hopefully have more information on the tablet at a confirmed launch event in New York on September 26th. Just in time for Windows 8.1. Nokia's 6-inch "phablet" not large enough? Here's a potential Windows RT solution.

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Meet the Nokia "Sirius"; a Windows RT tablet that looks like a giant Lumia

The only way RT will succeed if they are significantly cheaper than "pro" versions.
There is no reason why anyone should settle for a RT tablet, when "pro" version of tablets are available at the same price point.
I hope Nokia will launch full Win8 Tablets.
RT suffers from a perception problem as it will always be compared to the full version. Its hard to fight perception.

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I don't really know RT, but I think what should be the goal, is to unite WP and WinRT. The possibility iPhone/iPad has, where you can install an app on your phone and it appears automatically on your tablet is brilliant.
Also being eble to run the WP apps on RT would solve the problem of lacking apps on RT.
or Pro. That'll work too, then I would have the same programs in the tablet and PC. But three is too many systems.
And do install an GPS on it!!!

Uber excited, this could be the RT tablet we've been waiting for! If the keyboard is any good, then Microsoft should admit defeat with the Surface RT, and still to the Pro. Pehraps release a Surface Atom, powered by an Intel Atom processor?

Amazed Nokia bothered with RT. None of the other RT devices are selling well and MS just took a $900m bath on their Surface stock. RT is dying a slow death only being propped up by Balmer and Reller. Its so full of compromises its a joke. Just make a good Windows 8 tablet and move on. The ThinkPad Tablet 2 is beautiful and ticks almost all the boxes (camera is weak and USB limitations). Nokia could do well with this tablet but not with RT.

The first Android tablets were not a runaway success either. I am sure Nokia is getting a sweet software licensing deal. Eventually MS will quit RT market leaving it to Nokia and probably focus on Surface Pro. If there is any company that can drive the cost of manufacturing a tablet down, it is Nokia.

The tegra 3 was a very slow processor for Windows, even a stripped down RT. The Snapdragon 800 clocked at that speed has the floating point and interger performance close to an entry level icore i3 laptop CPU. This thing will be very fast.

There are recent surveys that a majority of tablet users prefer keyboards with their tablets., especially buisness/enterprise users.

The price is not a problem..... The Surface was heavily marketed with the keyboard. That was a $600 purchase compared to $500 for the ipad 4. Nokia's tablet will likely be priced with the entry level 10" ipad BUT COME WITH A KEYBOARD!!!

The reason MS took that huge loss is because they wildly over produced a 10" tablet when 80% of the sales in the tablet space moved to 7-8" tablets. The Google nexus 10 is moving less than 200K a quarter. They also had limited retail and no enterprise channel distribution because they wanted to protect their partners and increase their margins by selling through their limited number of stores.

If Nokia comes into this with more realistic expectations of 200-300K per quarter with an initial order of 500K units they will be fine.

8" inch version would be idea. Not many people buy the full size 10" tablets anymore. It mostly 7-9" now. I guess Nokia was force by Microsoft to make a full size version.
I hope they introduce two or three sizes.

I'll stick it out till Surface Pro 2 comes out. As much as I find these ARM tablets to be amusing... they are toys at best. I'd like to combine my play and business time. For that I'd like an x86 in my package thank you.

Dude, MS is a software company whereas Nokia is a harware company. Nokia knows how to combine pricing, demand and specs to come up with the right numbers to produce. Also, nowadays prodction is very sophisticated and Just In Time, so they don't run huge inventories. Microsoft (and Google ) is a rookie in this business.

Well, dude, i don't see Google writing down hundreds of millions in unsold garbage...
Or wasting money on three different OSs instead of just going with W8 and WP and integrating them appropriately.
Guess Google was a first-round pick and MS is an undrafted rookie from the bush leagues...

Errr. I think it needs to be a lot less than the iPad to be successful (if it was Windows 8 this would be good pricing Imo).

However, everything else about the tablet seems super awesome! It's going to be fast, the display is gonna look awesome, and it looks thin and great in color. I prefer Windows 8 but I can probably live with RT.

If only they would slap on a digitizer and stylus then I would definitely buy it! Actually I might end up buying it regardless but that would be an instant buy.

Not so sure that's a 10" tablet, looks more like 8" to me; If they are targeting the iPad Mini, then $349 would be the target price (or $299 to match the Acer).
What's shown in the pic though is a Verizon-branded tablet with 4G-LTE, so presumably there might be a subsidy to bring that down even lower, maybe $199 pr even (gasp!) $99 on contract?!? Verizon and AT&T could sell a crapload at that pricepoint.

Bring in Windows 8.1 tablets a couple hundred bucks higher, also with LTE, and you can sell me several.

"Bring in Windows 8.1 tablets a couple hundred bucks higher, also with LTE, and you can sell me several."
Total agreeement with your statement. I just hope they introduce a couple of different sizes. 10" is just to huge for today's way of using tablets.

i know ppl will complain about the price but this tab will come with a Keyboard and it should be cheaper then the ipad regardless of the apps. this will have more functionality plus a keyboard, the current ipad 32gb is $600 Wifi only, if nokia can make this $100 cheaper its a winner

I don't think they had a choice in this. My guess is that this is part of their contract with Microsoft that they have to release and and help push the RT market. And honestly, if you are Microsoft, I would imagine Nokia is the 1 you want trying to help you with this segment of the market.

I really want a win 8 tablet, but not Surface RT :-( Im qualify for the educational offer so can get a surface RT for £133 and still won't as there are just too many compromises to make. Im waiting for the HW refresh and then I will by a new ULV haswell Win 8 Pro tablet as that will be more useful.
I can't understand Nokia's policy to bring an RT tablet out when everyone knows no-one is buying them? It doesn't make sense?

Nokia needs to price this slightly lower than the comparable iPad. Consumers know the iPad better than they know Win8 tabs. Price it $50 cheaper and that will be enough of a difference for a good number of consumers.

Out of curiosity, would you people who would take Pro over RT do it mainly because of the desktop view or do you need more computing power in a tablet or do you need full features Windows has to offer?

I wouldn't want to be without Photoshop if I'm going to be carrying a 10" tablet with me. A 7-8" RT tablet would work for me I think.

But still, if Lenovo is still going to launch their Miix8 tablet running the new Atom and including a digitiser in October, there's no contest: just as thin and light, same battery life, and the option to install desktop apps is there if you need it.

RT's differentiating feature should be price. If they can't compete with the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 on price they've got a struggle ahead...

I won't be surprised if the price is accurate. I believe Moody's just downgraded Nokia's stock again due to cash flow worries. That being the case, they need to keep board members and stockholders happy. Undercutting won't do that. However, undercutting is the only way any Window's tablet is going to sell. Sad but true.
This thing needs to be 300 bucks. That's it. You can't make money until you expand the market and you can't expand the market without selling. They need to bite the bullet, undercut big time and ride the momentum the Lumia line currently has. Momentum only lasts so long.
I know we all have mixed feelings on MS buying Nokia but this is another instance where MS's cash could really help. Got to find a way to really reduce the price of these tablets. It' 1 thing if MS wants to try to price the Surface as a premium product, not smart mind you. But Nokia can't get away with it and Windows tablets can't afford it.

Just curious... Have you ever tried those gadgets with their "so called" full OS experience? Cause they're suck to me. The only thing I missed so far from them is TELEX typing which RT is lacking now.
Rather than that? I really don't understand why people keep blaming RT... Really, I wonder if I'm using the same surface as they're

As much as I love my Surface, the Surface 2 better step its game up otherwise my next tablet will be this one. Between this, the 6" phablet and the xbox one I will be spending a lot of money this fall.

I'll be curious to see the keyboard...hopefully they'll have two types like the Surface.
I have to say I'm not head over heels about the design...but maybe it's because the one in the picture is red and I hate red.
I love the design of the Surface but I'm definitely going to check this one out...but I hope they go lower on the price tag than the iPad. 350€ and I'll buy one even though I don't need another tablet.

RT is nice for most, I wish all the success for Sirius!
Being a power user, I really want the same form factor (or 8inch) with atom processor- for full Windows 8!
Heck if we are talking end game dream machine- skip the rest of the convergence steps- Full Windows 8, 1080p, 5 inch phone! Optional- with mini SD and possibly even an embedded GPU, brushed aluminum body for the high end consumer.
I have 4- 920's and 1- 1020- Love them! Please take my money!

Finally, first Win RT device with a 1080p screen! At least Nokia gets that part. One of the things that handicapped RT was the screen, no pen support - even when priced not so low. This should address some of those issues. Good luck Nokia!

Nokia getting on board the Windows RT train will be the best thing to happen to the OS. Ever. Just like they've done with Windows Phone they'll create beautiful hardware unlike anything else out there (I mean just look at it, it's a massive Lumia! If it comes in cyan I don't think I'll be able to stop myself buying one!) and they'll also craft an amazing software and features selection that will differentiate them to any other RT devices.

I mean, they've put the sunlight readibility tech on a tablet screen? Amazing! I have that on my 620 and I'm blown away how easy it is to use my phone even in direct blazing sunlight, on a tablet that'll be a great thing. I'm sure the camera's will be pretty great too. I'd expect we'll see other improvements brought over from the Lumia phones too.

Software and services wise I'm sure we'll see the HERE suite of apps ported over just like they already did with Nokia Music (and that's a great app, it's better than the Xbox Music app!) and they've got all the deals in place for their exclusive WP apps that give them a foot in the door to getting those apps ported to RT perhaps.

I think Microsoft's Surface RTs (I'm assuming they'll release another 10.6" and then an 8.1" too at the 8.1 launch on October 18th) and Nokia's tablets will complement each other very well because they both have very different design philosophies.

The only thing that concerns me is the pricing. Nokia and Microsoft must be crazy if they try and compete directly with the iPad AGAIN! Windows RT is still just a tablet, and while the ecosystem and OS are maturing all the time, they need to be building up to competing with the iPad.

Right now their bottom up strategy witrh Windows Phone is working amazingly well with the 520 and 620 getting a lot of market share, and that will pay off brilliantly in the future (so long as the Blue update doesn't make any blunders too egrigious) when all these 520/620 users come to upgrade.

Just like Windows Phone failed when it tried to take on the iPhone and Galaxy S when it first launched, Windows RT failed to take on the iPad. Even now the high-end Lumia's still don't take on either flagship from the competitors, they are simply there because they need to have high-end offerings and because they can differentiate on features such as the camera.

Windows RT is great, with 8.1 and new hardware it'll be a wonderful tablet OS but it's not iOS yet. It's competition is the slew of Android tablets out there from Acer, ASUS, HP, and to a lesser extent, Samsung. Give it a year and I think RT stands a great chance of being able to release an incredibly high-end tablet priced to compete with iPad, but right now they need to be getting RT tablets into consumers' hands and you don't do that by pricing it high-end.

They've learned that with Windows Phone so I hope they don't make the same mistake with RT.

I love my 920, but RT just doesn't work for me, the app ecosystem is just not there (try playing MKV files with any reliability) and there is still confusion over tablet vs desktop mode.
I think that W8 on a tablet is superb, but Im waiting for the updated atom CPU's or a ULV haswell as I want x86 compatibility

Tech press will condemn the pricing; Condemn it for attempting to mimic the iPad pricing without a comparable ecosystem. I wish their first tablets were lower end to boost adoption, but I'm hoping this tablet will be released with a lower-end brethren for that purpose.

Yes, Office in particular. How about remote desktop? I use these two items all the time on my Surface RT. It's pretty cool I can remote into my Azure virtual servers from Starbucks with just a little Surface RT and work on Word/Excel documents.

Its a yes from me on one condition. It has to be either cheaper or the same price as the standard surface RT ie £279. Then I'll buy one instead of the surface as a sort of "big brother" to my Lumia 920. If its more expensive I'll just buy the surface RT. Simple really.

Local Staples is selling the Acer W3 for $269.00 in store. If that screen gets upgraded to 1080 IPS and and the cameras get the 5mp and 2mp treatment and it sells for under $300 then its war. A $499 RT product is a smaller niche.

No, but I am serious. Of course RT will eventually replace the Pro when all apps migrate to the Metro interface. Full Windows will never work right in tablet form. iOS is based on MacOS, just like RT is based on full Windows. Eventually there will be one OS and it will be based on RT.

I can agree from the perspective of a consumption device, but its hard to fathom full Windows being all "Metro".. at least I hope not, I very much dislike this trend towards apps (especially on the desktop).

With the classic Windows desktop being further buried in Windows 8.1 it's just a matter of time before all applications move to the Metro interface and the Windows Store. When this happens classic Windows will be redundant and RT will take over as the defacto Windows. RT was designed as the eventual replacement to classic Windows. Mark my words.

I'm of two minds on this. The Metro interface is better for touch interface tablets and the Classic desktop is *much* better for desktop/mouse setups. I don't know how MS will reconcile the two issues.
Apple runs MacOS on desktops and iOS on tablets....

Priced similar to the iPad? These retards at Nokia and Microsoft just don't get it do they? Nokia is apparently oblivious to the $900 million write off Microsoft made because of Surface RT? A new iPad is most likely coming next month. Good luck selling this Nokia, good luck!

I don't understand why they would enter the tablet market with the woefully unpopular WindowsRT. It's like when MS entered with RT, then lost all of their hype by the time the Pro came out. Seems kind of silly. Will gladly by a Nokia Pro tablet.

Admitedly the pricing is a rumour but how many times have iPad competitors come out with a perfectly decent product but then completely screwed themselves by proudly annoucing pricing inline with Apple's product.
However good the Nokia maybe they are launching on a platform RT that has been generally ignored by the majority of tablet purchasers and against an established heavily used iOS. Not sure how Nokia expect to compete against what will be a new iPad lauched at the same time with massive fanfare and huge promotional budet.

this is just bad. at least nokia dropped in the snapdragon 800 (the tegra 3 and snapdragon s4 just couldn't cut it), but in my opinion they should have just waited, stuck a baytrail in there and made a sweet as w8 tablet. I'm typing this from my surface and until the RT and WP8 get joined together, I don't see RT as a viable platform. Not enough apps. Like Pandora?! Come on, I like to be able to switch out of desktop mode and still have my music playing...

What dont they understand about price? Price is everything! They won't succeed if they sell it matching iPad, unless there is a free keyboard with it. That could possibly work. I really want rt to take off.

I am SO ready for this!! Windows 8.1, Nokia RT tablet, Lumia 925 already in my pocket. My money is ready for the taking. If this is paired with what I would imagine to be the standard sensors (GPS, accelerometer, etc.) plus Nokia's apps... This will be an amazing addition to my collection. Already owning a Surface Pro (which some may wonder why I would want/need an RT tablet) I have use for a simple tablet (my Pro is for music creation/work on the go). So, this would be awesome. Being a Nokia fan/buyer I'd be very interested in this.

RT does have features that WP does not currently have. In theory, as the platforms merger later on, these differences should disappear.
Even if you just consider the printing/usb support or the desktop Office applications, the larger screen presents itself to more detailed and traditional uses.

It's the same reason people get the ipad when they already have an iphone. It's just more pleasant surfing the web, watching video, playing games, etc on a 10" device. For many people, the only real x86 app they use often is Office, which is included with RT. Otherwise, they mostly just browse the web on their laptops. If you intend to use it for more advanced things, then win 8 pro is the way to go.

I agree. They need to find someway to undercut first. Don't fall into the same trap Microsoft did with Surface RT. If the price is the same as an iPad before adding a keyboard, I don't know how well this will do.

Holy crap! That is some awesome news. This almost makes me regret my purchase of the Surface RT two weeks ago! It would fit perfectly next to my Lumia 920.. Let's see what this tablet will do in the current market. Windows RT isn't exactly a succesful OS at the moment, but I'm sure Nokia is capable of beefing up the popularity of Windows RT with these Tablet beauty's! :)

why does everything have to be cheaper than the iphone or ipad do you not know that most iphone user dont really care about the price, they'd pay and extra 300 to get the first 100, Or spend the night in line when 4hr later you can just walkin and get one. It aint about price ipad was a quality product and now this qualcomm snapdragon one is as well, as some of you guys say shut up and take my money.

No one was shouting for MacOSX on the iPad. Microsoft was simply too early in launching RT; they needed more Win8 apps for credibility, which are slowly coming to life.
We have both a Pro and RT Surfaces; the only time I grab my Pro is for Outlook, a problem that will be resolved within weeks.

And I never bought an iPad. I'll wait for what will suit my needs, as I've reached the point of being tired of multiple gadgets. I want one computer and one tablet, but the tablet needs to do most of what the computer will do, because to me it will be just a more mobile extension of what the laptop is.

Multiple product availability is what it takes to please everyone, because with one single product you will never please all. Choice.

I've been pretty down on RT as well. But much of that is because I don't like the performance of my Surface. Honestly, if the Snapdraggon 800 in this thing is powerful enough, my opinion on the entire matter might be different. And if Nokia is entering the RT market, you can be sure the App situation will improve greatly.

I don't have anything against rt devices for those who want them, but being a developer I find myself rarely in metro, and if I'm going to buy a new device, I want one that will do what I need. If rt fits the need, great. For me it doesn't, and I recognize that no one device will ever fit everyone's need.

Actually that is another good point. As a fellow developer it confounds me that MS didn't provide a way to deploy applications to RT devices for debugging. What I would like is for them to port a version of VS Express to RT to let you develop and debug Store Apps. At the very least, they should provide a way to build and deploy projects to RT devices over USB (or some other method) like they do with WP7/8.

You'll love this then :)
On your RT device, do a web search for Visual Studio 2012 Remote Debugger (or 2013 if you're working on 8.1). You'll find a page full of Visual Studio tools, and near the bottom will be the Remote Debugger for ARM. Download and install that, and then run it.
Then in VS, click the arrow beside the run button and choose 'Remote Device'. You can enter the tablet's IP or let it search the LAN. Then enter your username and password for the tablet and it will start deploying. You'll need to let it install your dev certificate the first time.
From then on debugging works just as if it were local; breakpoints, exceptions, etc. And you can still run the app without the debugger until the certificate runs out, at which time you just deploy it again and the cert is renewed.